Mystery Artist 49 – SD

Flat tooth or bone with a domed lighthouse and a ship in the distance scrimshawed and filled with black pigment.What looks to be an old walrus tooth or a bone fragment, this scrimshaw of a lighthouse looks almost ancient. Nicely shadow framed, the artist’s mark is “SD” or “SB” if the crossing of the lower part of the S was meant to do so. Nice shading on the dome. The owner purchased it at the flea market near Asheville, NC from a lady who worked with girl scouts.

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